One case of "mad cow" disease found in California

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

and no one in their family has the common sense to figure out whether a poor 16-17 year old child can do work or not. of course if they commit murder, they're an adult...but working on a farm?! oh, the humanity.

Actually, Danzig, the proposed changes only apply to kids under the age of 16.

[GenuineRisk]

I dislike Politifact, and I HATE linking to them, but even I have to admit they do a good job parsing the new regulations- for those who are actually interested in knowing what they are screaming about, here:

http://www.politifact.com/tennessee/...-rules-could-/

The long and short of it is that the regulations proposed are to minimize the chances of children under the age of 16 being injured or dying due to very specific circumstances, and very specific machinery. And even those dangerous machines are exempt if a child is working on his or her family farm. In addition, 4H programs get lots of exemptions.

So, read this piece, or read the actual legislation- I linked to it earlier. And then decide if you're upset about the legislation, or just want another excuse to Obama-bash and don't care if you're actually telling the truth about proposed legislation.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Actually, Danzig, the proposed changes only apply to kids under the age of 16.

yeah, under 16's work there too. 14 and 15 year olds. i'm sure they'll be glad to know that big brother is there to keep them from earning some money this summer.
here in arkansas, kids can get hardship drivers licenses at 14. so, they can drive a car on the road with hundreds or even thousands of other cars, but for gods' sake, don't put them on a lawnmower.